Railroad tie



. Au'g- 18, 1931. s. B. FERGUSON RAILROAD TIE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 10, 1930 Invenlor A iiomey Aug. 18, 1931.

S. B. FERGUSON RAILROAD TIE Filed June 10, 1930 2' Sheets-Sheet 2 Invenlor Allorney Patented Aug. 18, 1931 1 19 01% UNH' STATES Q F'FICE SAMUEL B. raneuson, on HARLINGEN, TEXAS.

RAILROAD rm.

Application filed June 10, 1930. Serial No 460,208.

The present invention relates to railroad edof metal' are located within the tie and the ties, and its object is to provide a metallic thickness of these blocks is equal to the disdevice of this character having means for setance from the bottom of the tie to the seat 4. curely holding rails in position thereon with- It is therefore obvious that when'the blocks out the necessity of utilizing spikes or other are in position adjacent the seat they will aslike fastening devices such as are ordinarily sist said seats in supporting the rails mountemployed. ed therein. Each block has an inwardly ex- Another object is to provide a combined tending ear 8 adapted to overlap the outer rail support and holding device adapted to base flanges of the rail 6. edge shaped cooperate with the tie for fastening the rail means 9 extend horizontally and transversely 60 thereto. 7 through the end portions of the side walls 2 A still further very important object of and through openings in the blocks 7 to sethe invention resides in the provision of a curely hold the same in place and these wedge railroad tie of this nature which is simple, inshaped keys are held against displacement expensive to manufacture, strong and duraby cotter pins 10 or the like. 65 ble, thoroughly efficient and reliable in use Transversely extending ribs 11 are formed and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for integrally on the bottoms of the tie to be emwhich it is designed. bedded in the road bed.

With the above and numerous other objects In using the tie herein described, the same in view as will appear as the description pro- 1s placed in the road bed and the blocks 7 70 ceeds, the invention resides in certain novel are placed in the ties. The rails are then features of construction, and in the combinaplaced under the tongues 5 to be seatedon tion and arrangement of parts as will be herethe seat 4 and the blocks 7. The blocks 7 are inafter more fully described and claimed. then driven inwardly and the wedge keys are In the drawings: then driven in place. 75

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a pair of tie ()n the bottoms of the blocks 7 are longistructures embodying the features of my in tudinally extending channels 15 to allow vention, proper drainage of the water from the tie. Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substan- It is thought that the construction, utility 39 tially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, and advantages of this invention will now be Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substanclearly understood by those skilled in this art tially on the line 33 of Figure 1, without a more detailed description thereof. Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substan- The present embodiment of the invention tially on the line H of Figure 1, has been described in considerable detail Figure 5 is a sectional View taken substanmerely for the purposes of exemplification e5 tially on the line 55 of Figure 1, and since in actual practice it attains the features Figure 6 is a perspective view of one of the of advantage enumerated as desirable in the Wedge keys. statement of the invention and the above de- Referring to the drawings in detail it will scription.

be seen that the numeral 1 denotes a metallic It will be apparent that changes in the detie having side walls 2 extending upwardly tails of construction, and in the combination from its base, said walls being straight and and arrangement of parts may be resorted to parallel. The ends of the wall are preferwithout departing from the spirit or scope ably beveled as is indicated at 3 and seats 4; of the invention as hereinafter claimed or are formed on the upper ends of these bevsacrificing any of itsadvantages.

eled portions and are overhung by tongues Having thus described my invention, what 5 which are integral with the side walls and I claim as new is: are disposed at such an angle to the seat as to 1. The combination with a channelled meoverlap and fit snugly over the inner base tallic tie havin rail engaging tongues inte= 511 flanges of rails 6. Supporting blocks 7 formgral therewith for engaging the inner flanges it of rails, of rail supporting blocks sli'dable endvvise in the tie, ears integral With the blocks for engaging the outer flanges of rails, [Wedge keys extending through openings in ,the sides of the tie and in the block for holding the blocks against movement When engaged With the rail.

2. The combination With a channelled Inetallic tie having rail engaging tongues integral therewith for engaging the inner flanges of rails, of rail supporting blocks slidable endWise in the tie, ears integral With the blocks for engaging the outer flanges of rails, Wedge keys extending through openings in 3 the sides of the tie and in the block for holding the blocks against movement When engaged With the rail, and ribs integral With the bottom of said tie.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

SAMUEL B. FERGUSON. 

